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ART 301 Quest
Midterm Quiz/Exam for Ancient - Roman Art
Term | Definition |
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Early large structure built but King Ur-Nammu. Not quite a pyramid but a large declaration for the king. | Ziggurat of Ur (2100 BCE) |
Black, Navy, and Gold box depicting people and animals. Highly decorated, served as a tomb. | Standard of Ur (2400 BCE) |
Bipedal animal (or deity) made with gold leaf. Depicts a goat eating leaves off a tree. | Ram in a Thicket (2400 BCE) |
A bronze and gold helmet formed early. The flat shapes make it look more similar to a bowl but the indications for ears and hair help define it. | Gold Helmet of Meskalamdug (2400 BCE) |
A bronze facial statue with a long bear and broken nose. | Head of Sargon (2400 BCE) |
Small white figurine that is expressive. Lapis was used in the eyes and was designed after Ebih-II | Statue of the Official of Mari (2400 BCE) |
A large relief carving depicting a king leading his constituents to war successfully. | Stele of Naram-Suen 2155BC |
A head put onto a griffin's body carved into a block giving a frontal and side perspective. | Lamassu 883 BCE |
Relief carving of a man hunting lions with a spear atop the a hourse. | Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions (645 BCE) |
Large black rock carved with 2 men atop and written language around the body. | Stele of Hammurabi (1700 BCE) |
Blue Entrance with golden animals made of brick. | The Ishtar Gate (575 BCE) |
A guitar pick shaped rock with a divot in the center made for mixing ceremonial pigments. | Palette of Narmer (3000 BCE) |
Probably the worst looking pyramid. Bottom chunk missing. | Stepped Pyramid of Saqqara (2611 BCE) |
Arched pyramid with a more sloped top than bottom. | Bent Pyramid of Sneferu (2600 BCE) |
The Pyramids (tm) - 3 large pyramids with square pyramid shape. | Great Pyramids at Giza - Khufu, Khafre, Mankaure (2500 BCE) |
Black onyx statue depicting a pharo upon a throne. | Seated Statue of Khafre (2500 BCE) |
Large desert structure of a cat body with a human head that is missing the nose. | The Sphynx (2558 BCE) |
3 Figures carved out of black polished stone. | Triad of Menkaure (2548 BCE) |
Short golden tomb with elaborate carving and words written around | Sarcophagus of Tutankhamun (1323 BCE) |
Golden headdress with navy lapis accents and hieroglyphics on the back. | Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun (1323 BCE) |
Lapis figurine of a pharo baring the hook and flail. Hieroglyphics spanning the legs | Ushabti (2100 BCE) |
Bland jars with the heads of animals in human forms. | Canopic Jars (1075 BCE) |
Finely inscribed text across a massive stone tablet used for translative reasons. | Rosetta Stone (200 BCE) |